Currycomb and handle therefor.



- No. 674,306. Patented May l4, l90l. T. J. PETERS.

GURRYGOMB AND HANDLE THEREFOR.

(Application filed Nov. 1, 1900-) (No Model.)

" ITE STATES THOMAS J. PETERS, OF OWINGSVILLE, KENTUCKY.

CURRYCOMB AND HANDLE THEREFOR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 674,306, dated May 14, 1901.

Application filed November 1,1900. Serial No. 35,147. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, THOMAS J. PETERS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Owingsville, in the county of Bath and State of Kentucky, have invented new and useful Improvements in Ourrycombs and Handles 'lherefor, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to currycombs and handles therefor, and has for its object to provide a currycomb which will be extremely simple, inexpensive, light, and durable in construction and convenient and efficient in operation.

Italso has for its object to provide an improved handle for use in connection with said currycomb and other articles.

To these ends my invention consists in the features and in the construction, combination, and arrangement of parts hereinafter described, and particularly pointed out in the claims following the description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, wherein- Figure 1 is a plan view of my improved ourrycomb and handle, and Fig. 2 is a similar view illustrating a slightly-modified form of handle.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral 1 indicates the body of the-currycomb, consisting of a metallic plate provided with integral teeth 2, each formed by making two incisions o'r slits in the metallic plate at an angle to one another, said slits converging toward one another and meeting at one end, whereby is formed a substantially triangular tooth 2. The teeth are bent up at right angles to the metallic plate 1 and are preferably formed in a plurality of straight rows extending transversely across the plate, the teeth of one row alternating with the teeth of the two adjacent rows in the manner and for the purpose well known in the art. The teeth may beexpeditiously and economically formed in the plate by striking or stamping up the same by a suitable die or punch, as will be readily understood by those skilled in the art of sheet metal-ware making and which need not herein be described, the method of making the comb forming no part of the present invention.

The front or forward end of the metallic plate 1 is bent up at an angle to form a flange 3, said flange being bent up from the plate in the opposite direction to the teeth. The flange 3 forms a scraper for scraping off water, perspiration, mud, dirt, and the like, and it may also be used as a knocker for striking the comb against a solid substance to dislodge the dirt from between the teeth and shake it off from the comb.

The currycomb is afiixed to a handle constructed from a single integral piece of wire as follows: A piece of wire of suitable size and length is bent intermediate its ends to form an eye or loop 4:, and one portion of the wire extends in a straight direction or line from said eye, as at 5. The other portion of the wire is coiled spirally, as at 6, the convolutions of said coils being firstgradually and successively made larger for a short distance and then in a like manner made smaller, whereby the spiral coil has imparted to it a shape that comfortably conforms to the shape of the hand when folded about the handle. As shown in Fig. 1, the convolutions are coiled concentrically about the straight portion 5 of the wire, and at the termination of said coils the two portions of the wire are tightly twisted together, as at '7, and from thence diverge outwardly or are bent in opposite directions, as at 8, and are finally bent straight to form two parallel arms 9. The opposite edges of the metallic plate 1 of the comb are folded or curled over the arms 9, as at 12, thereby firmly and securely attaching said plate thereto. arms 9 from being withdrawn from the curled or folded edge of the plate, said arms at their extremities are bent outwardly at right angles, as shown, and are preferably bentbackward to form eyes or loops 10, thus presenting rounded ends which will not catch in the mane or tail of the animal, as would said angular extensions if they were cut ofi or terminated abruptly. Said eyes orloops also form strong projections which may be em- In order to prevent the 7 ployed as knockers to dislodge and shake 0d the dirt and. the like from the comb.

Instead of forming the handle as above described the two portions of the wire after be ing bent to form the eye or loop 4 may then be bent into parallel spiral convolutions 11, as shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings, to form the hand-gripping portion of the handle, and

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portions of the wire at the end of the spiral coil are then twisted together and finished in the manner before described.

As has before been explained, the spirallycoiled portion of the handle constitutes a handgrip that comfortably conforms to the shape of the hand when the latter is clasped about it, and the twisted portion of the Wires not only stiffens and strengthens the handle at the weakest part, but also serves as an effective means for preventing the convolutions of the spiral coil from becoming uncoiled.

I have described the handle as being applied to a currycomb; but it will be manifest that it may be employed in connection with articles of various different kinds and is especially useful as a handle for pots, pans, and cooking utensils of many kinds, as no soldering or other fastening means are employed which might be melted or burned out, and as the air may freely circulate through the handle the latter does not become uncomfortably heated. I therefore wish it to be understood that I do not confine myself to the use of the handle in connection with a currycomb, but deem it Within the scope of my invention to apply it to. any article where its employment would be practicable, useful, or desirable.

Having described my invention, what I claim. is

1. A handle for currycombs and other articles formed of wire spirally coiled intermediate its ends and the two portions of the wire tightly twisted together at the end of said coil, thence diverging in opposite directions and finally bent into parallelism, to form attaching-arms, substantially as described.

2. A handle for cnrrycom'bs and other articles comprising a single integral piece of wire I 3. A handle for currycombs and other articles, com prising a single integral piece of wire spirally coiled intermediate its ends and the two portions of the wire tightly twisted toget-her at the end of said coil, thence diverging in opposite directions and finally bent into parallelism, the extremities of said parallel arms being extended at right angles to the latter and formed into loops, substantially as described.

4. A currycomb comprising a single integral piece of \virespirally coiled intermediate jits ends and the two portions of the wire tightly twisted together at the end of said coil,

thence diverging in opposite directions and finally bent into parallelism, the extremities of said parallel arms being extended at right angles to the latter and formed into loops, and a flat metallic plate having struck up therefrom a plurality of integral teeth and bent up at its forward edge to form an angular flange, said flange and teeth projecting from opposite sides of the plate and the opposite edges of the latter being curled about said arms, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

THOMAS J. PETERS.

lVitnesses:

GEO. E. SULLIVAN, GEo. W. REA. 

